Oru Mara Nizhalil
From Mercury · 2018
- Lyricist
- Vivek
- Singer
- Sathya Prakash
- Music director
- Santhosh Narayanan
- Details
- Mercury2018
Lyrics & meaning
| ♫ Tanglish lyrics | ↻ English translation |
|---|---|
| Male | |
| Oru mara nizhalil | Under the shade of a tree, |
| Neeyum naanum irunthom | You and I were together. |
| Munnooru varusham kaluchi thirumba | After three hundred years had passed, |
| Kaadhal kannu kalandhom | Our eyes met in love once again. |
| Male | |
| Un moochi kuda | Even your quiet breath, |
| Pechi thaannu kurippudethu kedanthen | I lay there taking note of as spoken words. |
| Un vagadu varainja | Climbing the path drawn by the parting of your hair, |
| Paadhai yeri iruttu kulla tholainjen | I got lost in the darkness within. |
| Male | |
| Oru mara nizhalil | Under the shade of a tree, |
| Neeyum naanum irunthom | You and I were together. |
| Male | |
| Ahaaa…aaa…ahaa…aaa… | Ahaaa…aaa…ahaa…aaa… |
| Ahaaa…aaa…ahaa…aaa.. | Ahaaa…aaa…ahaa…aaa.. |
| Male | |
| Namma thanimai kalaikka | Not wanting to disturb our sweet solitude, |
| Manasu illamma | Hesitantly, |
| Kaathu othungi pochi | The wind stepped aside quietly. |
| Antha nelavu ilukka | Drawn down by that gentle moonlight, |
| Parantha paravai | The bird that had flown away |
| Koodu thirumbiyaachu | Has returned back to its nest. |
| Male | |
| Namma konji kolavum | To eavesdrop on the sound |
| Saththatha ottu kekka | Of our romantic banter, |
| Elaiya othukkum kele | Beneath the branch pushing away the leaves, |
| Namma kaadhal alli thinnuttu | Devouring our love in handfuls, |
| Micham kootti | Gathering up the remaining scraps, |
| Poova kakkum chediyaeee… | Is a plant spitting out flowers! |
| Male | |
| Ahaaa…aaa…ahaa…aaa… | Ahaaa…aaa…ahaa…aaa… |
| Ahaaa…aaa…ahaa…aaa.. | Ahaaa…aaa…ahaa…aaa.. |
ஒரு மர நிழலில்
நீயும் நானும் இருந்தோம்
முன்னூறு வருஷம் கழிச்சி
திரும்ப காதல் கண்ணு
கலந்தோம்
Under the shade of a tree,
You and I were together.
After three hundred years had passed,
Our eyes met in love once again.
உன் மூச்சி கூட
பேச்சி தான்னு குறிப்பெடுத்து
கிடந்தேன் உன் வகடு வரைஞ்ச
பாதை ஏறி இருட்டு குள்ள
தொலைஞ்சேன்
Even your quiet breath,
I lay there taking note of as spoken words.
Climbing the path drawn by the parting of your hair,
I got lost in the darkness within.
ஒரு மர நிழலில்
நீயும் நானும் இருந்தோம்
Under the shade of a tree,
You and I were together.
ஆஹா ஆஆ
ஆஹா ஆஆ ஆஹா
ஆஆ ஆஹா ஆஆ
Ahaaa…aaa…ahaa…aaa…
Ahaaa…aaa…ahaa…aaa..
நம்ம தனிமை
கலைக்க மனசு இல்லாம
காத்து ஒதுங்கி போச்சி
அந்த நெலவு இழுக்க
பறந்த பறவை கூடு
திரும்பியாச்சு
Not wanting to disturb our sweet solitude,
Hesitantly,
The wind stepped aside quietly.
Drawn down by that gentle moonlight,
The bird that had flown away
Has returned back to its nest.
நம்ம கொஞ்சி
குலவும் சத்தத்த ஒட்டு
கேக்க இலைய ஒதுக்கும்
கீழ நம்ம காதல் அள்ளி
தின்னுட்டு மிச்சம் கூட்டி
பூவ காக்கும் செடியே
To eavesdrop on the sound
Of our romantic banter,
Beneath the branch pushing away the leaves,
Devouring our love in handfuls,
Gathering up the remaining scraps,
Is a plant spitting out flowers!
ஆஹா ஆஆ
ஆஹா ஆஆ ஆஹா
ஆஆ ஆஹா ஆஆ
Ahaaa…aaa…ahaa…aaa…
Ahaaa…aaa…ahaa…aaa..
Oru mara nizhalil
Under the shade of a tree,
Neeyum naanum irunthom
You and I were together.
Munnooru varusham kaluchi thirumba
After three hundred years had passed,
Kaadhal kannu kalandhom
Our eyes met in love once again.
Un moochi kuda
Even your quiet breath,
Pechi thaannu kurippudethu kedanthen
I lay there taking note of as spoken words.
Un vagadu varainja
Climbing the path drawn by the parting of your hair,
Paadhai yeri iruttu kulla tholainjen
I got lost in the darkness within.
Oru mara nizhalil
Under the shade of a tree,
Neeyum naanum irunthom
You and I were together.
Ahaaa…aaa…ahaa…aaa…
Ahaaa…aaa…ahaa…aaa…
Ahaaa…aaa…ahaa…aaa..
Ahaaa…aaa…ahaa…aaa..
Namma thanimai kalaikka
Not wanting to disturb our sweet solitude,
Manasu illamma
Hesitantly,
Kaathu othungi pochi
The wind stepped aside quietly.
Antha nelavu ilukka
Drawn down by that gentle moonlight,
Parantha paravai
The bird that had flown away
Koodu thirumbiyaachu
Has returned back to its nest.
Namma konji kolavum
To eavesdrop on the sound
Saththatha ottu kekka
Of our romantic banter,
Elaiya othukkum kele
Beneath the branch pushing away the leaves,
Namma kaadhal alli thinnuttu
Devouring our love in handfuls,
Micham kootti
Gathering up the remaining scraps,
Poova kakkum chediyaeee…
Is a plant spitting out flowers!
Ahaaa…aaa…ahaa…aaa…
Ahaaa…aaa…ahaa…aaa…
Ahaaa…aaa…ahaa…aaa..
Ahaaa…aaa…ahaa…aaa..
Beyond the translation
Song interpretation
This song depicts an ethereal and timeless romantic moment shared between two lovers sitting in seclusion under the shade of a tree. The lyrics express a love so profound and ancient that meeting again feels like reuniting after three hundred years. The intimacy is intense yet quiet—listening to each other's breath and getting lost in the soft darkness of the moment.
Writing craft
Poetic devices
Hyperbole (Uyarvu Navitchi Ani)
“Munnooru varusham kaluchi thirumba / Kaadhal kannu kalandhom”
Exaggerating the feeling of time passing—claiming three hundred years have passed—to convey the timeless and deep sensation of their re-connection.
Metaphor (Uruvagam)
“Un vagadu varainja / Paadhai yeri iruttu kulla tholainjen”
Comparing the parting of the lover's hair to a winding, dark path in which the speaker delightfully loses himself.
Personification
“Kaathu othungi pochi”
Attributing human sensitivity to the wind, describing it as intentionally stepping aside so as not to interrupt the couple's intimacy.
Surreal Imagery / Metaphor
“Namma kaadhal alli thinnuttu / Micham kootti / Poova kakkum chediyaeee…”
Visualizing a plant as a living creature that devours their love and spews out flowers as a result, symbolizing how nature blossoms in the presence of their affection.
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Trivia
Mercury (2018), directed by Karthik Subbaraj, is a unique silent thriller film featuring no spoken dialogues. Because the characters are speech-impaired or operating in silence, the lyrics written by Vivek and the musical composition play a vital, narrative role in setting the emotional tone and inner feelings of the characters.
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